Emblems, Divine and Moral: Together with Hieroglyphicks of the Life of ManA. Bettesworth, 1723 - 375 pages |
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... night , Men feek with fo much toil , with fo much trouble ? Which weigh'd in equal fcales is found fo light , So poorly over - balanc'd with a bubble ? Good God ! that frantick mortals fhould destroy . Their higher hopes , and place ...
... night , Men feek with fo much toil , with fo much trouble ? Which weigh'd in equal fcales is found fo light , So poorly over - balanc'd with a bubble ? Good God ! that frantick mortals fhould destroy . Their higher hopes , and place ...
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... night in play ; Another fleeps and flugs both night and day : One laughs at this thing ; t'other cries for that : But neither one nor t'other knows for what . Wonder of wonders ! What we ought t'evite As our disease , we hug as our ...
... night in play ; Another fleeps and flugs both night and day : One laughs at this thing ; t'other cries for that : But neither one nor t'other knows for what . Wonder of wonders ! What we ought t'evite As our disease , we hug as our ...
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... night Were both too short to ferve their loofe delight : See how their curved bodies wreath , and skrew Such antick shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curfe` ; He never better bowl'd ; this never worse ...
... night Were both too short to ferve their loofe delight : See how their curved bodies wreath , and skrew Such antick shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curfe` ; He never better bowl'd ; this never worse ...
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... flight , Can drag the idle world , expecting not The bed of rest , but travel with delight ; Who never weighing way nor weather , trot C 4 Through Through dust and dirt , and droil both night and Book 1 . 45 Emblems .
... flight , Can drag the idle world , expecting not The bed of rest , but travel with delight ; Who never weighing way nor weather , trot C 4 Through Through dust and dirt , and droil both night and Book 1 . 45 Emblems .
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... night and day ; Thus droil these fiends incarnate , whofe free pains Are fed with dropfies and veneral blains . No need to use the whip ; but ftrength to rule the reins .. 4 Poor captive world ! How has thy lightnefs giv❜n A juft ...
... night and day ; Thus droil these fiends incarnate , whofe free pains Are fed with dropfies and veneral blains . No need to use the whip ; but ftrength to rule the reins .. 4 Poor captive world ! How has thy lightnefs giv❜n A juft ...
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art thou AUGUST bafe behold BERN blaft blaſt bleffed blood breaſt breath canft Cant CANTICLES Chrift clofe crown Cupid dart dear world death defire delight difdain doth earth EPIG eternal Ev'n fo ev'ry eyes facred fafe faft falfe fcorn fear fecret fecure feek feeming fenfe fhades fhall fhame fhould fides fing fire flames flave fleep flesh flow'r fmile fnares fond fool foon forrow fpring ftand ftill ftreams ftrength fuch fweet glory grief hath heart heav'n honour joys juft laft lefs let thy light loft Lord luft meaſure mercy miferable mirth moft muft muſt ne'er night paffion pains pleafe pleaſe pleaſure pow'r prefent pris'ner PSALM reafon reft ſweet taper tears thee thefe theſe thine things thofe thoſe thou art thoughts thouſand thy face thy felf thy foul torments treaſure wanton what's Whilft whofe whoſe wings worfe wound